Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson has delivered the final draft of her fiscal recovery plan to City Council and it still holds the threat of a commuter tax in the city.

The plan is “basically the same" as the one she unveiled earlier this month, said Robert Philbin, Thompson’s spokesman.

The plan calls for a commuter tax of 2.2 percent to 2.5 percent should the state, Dauphin County and bond insurance company backing much of the city’s incinerator debt not combine to pay for $26 million of debt the plan could leave with the city.

The mayor might attend tonight’s council meeting at 6 p.m. to discuss changes and updates or she could call a press conference tonight to discuss the plan, Philbin said.

The mayor’s plan to address the city’s $310 million of incinerator debt and balance the city’s budget also still calls for the following:

• Sale of the incinerator to the Lancaster County Waste Management Authority.

• Long-term lease of Harrisburg’s parking system.

• Increased gaming contributions from Dauphin County. The mayor has asked the county to give Harrisburg $15 million over the next 10 years.

• Increased state fire protection funding from the commonwealth. Thompson has asked for an annual contribution of $2.5 million from Pennsylvania.

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